UNLOCKED / Electronically Ours: Malcolm Garrett + Alex MacDowell
This exclusive episode of Electronically Ours (originally only available via our Patreon) is very special and features two old friends of Martyn, who are both luminaries at the top of their professions – Professor Malcolm Garrett, legendary graphic designer for an amazing range of artists including The Human League, Heaven 17, British Electric Foundation, The Buzzcocks, Simple Minds, Duran Duran, Peter Gabriel amongst literally thousands of others. He has been a close collaborator with Martyn for over 40 years, and will be onstage for the first time controlling images for the forthcoming Heaven 17 present Reproduction and Travelogue shows in September. Alex McDowell’s career started in London, as an art student at the Central School of Art and Design and in 1975, he and Sebastian Conran staged the Sex Pistols first headline concert. His first commission as a designer was for Iggy Pop’s Soldier album, and he has since become one of Hollywood’s leading production designers, creating video designs for many famous 80’s artists including Madonna, Michael Jackson, ZZ Top, Sade, Depeche Mode and Queen. This led to creating worlds for major Hollywood films - Minority Report, Fight Club, The Terminal, Corpse Bride and Man Of Steel, amongst many others. He now specialises in ‘world building’ – designing complex digital worlds as a narrative tool when creating storylines for major movie makers. Immerse yourself in the incredible visual worlds of Malcolm Garrett and Alex McDowell… If you can, please support the Electronically Yours podcast via my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/electronicallyours